If there's one musician who's electrifying the blues world this year, it's Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, a teenage guitar virtuoso from Clarksdale, Mississippi. He'll make his Waterfront Blues Festival debut this year with two shows: aboard the DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise on Thursday, July 2, and at the fest on Friday afternoon, backed by an all-star band including Tony Coleman, the late B.B. King's longtime drummer. Here's what you need to know about the 16-year-old sensation.

1. Ingram plays three instruments:

Though he's rising to fame as a guitar wizard, the musician started with drums at age 6, moving on to bass at age 11 before picking up his first six-string. Oh, and he sings, too.

2. The Delta Blues Museum set him on his path.

Though Ingram was already a thriving instrumentalist, taking classes at the Clarksdale museum ensured he'd be a bluesman.

3. Meeting B.B. King took his breath away.

"No words can describe it," he told Fox 13 Memphis.

4. Even B.B. King's drummer loves him.

"This kid is really playing... the way blues is supposed to be," Tony Coleman said. "I'm really excited for him."

5. His appeal goes beyond the blues.

Bootsy Collins and The Game have been among the celebrities sharing Ingram's music online. "When a child sees other children doing it, then it becomes possible to them,"

The guitarist joined the Delta Blues Museum Band to play for First Lady Michelle Obama, who presented Ingram and museum director Shelley Ritter with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, a $10,000 honor.

7. He's been on TV:

Ingram's talent has taken him to his local Fox news affiliate and on to "Rachael Ray" and "Steve Harvey."

8. He plays with Ernie Ball strings.

The brand was his first endorsement deal, though he's now working with Xotic Effects as well -- they probably won't be his last.

9. He's grateful to a higher power.

Ingram often shares his good news on social media by tagging them with #GodIsGood or #blessed.

10. He's on a weight-loss mission

. "Just left the gym," he wrote on Facebook on April 7. "I'm down to 413.2 now! Whether it's water weight or real weight, it's GONE!!! #Determined." He's keeping his supportive fans involved with his journey: "I'm down to 409.6 now," he wrote on April 18. -- David Greenwald